An elderly man is in critical condition after firefighters rescued him from a house fire in Northeast Austin early Sunday morning, an Austin Fire Department spokesperson said.
Investigators concluded that the fire, on the 2000 block of Northridge Drive near Rogge Lane and Berkman Drive, was accidentally caused by improper use of an extension cord, the spokesperson said.
The damage caused by the fire was estimated to cost about $20,000 for the structure and $10,000 for the contents of the home.
There were no smoke alarms found in the house, the spokesperson said.
The resident remains in critical condition at University Medical Center Brackenridge.
Curt Isakson is a 35 year veteran of the fire service. Curt is currently a Battalion Chief for Escambia County Fire Rescue. Previously worked 9 years with the Pensacola Fire Department where he was assigned as the Company Officer on Rescue 31. Curt’s fire service experiences started at a young age as a Junior firefighter with the Midway Fire Protection District and rose through the ranks to Captain. He has worked in volunteer, career, and combination departments.
Curt has held all ranks up to Battalion Chief and been assigned to operations, training, inspections, and was Chief of Special Operations for 7 years. Curt owns and operates County Fire Tactics that covers a very diverse range of fire service topics, as well as Firefighter Rescues, a site that documents rescues made by firefighters around the country.
He has annual contracts with numerous departments to provide standardized monthly training for these departments that respond daily together under an automatic aid agreement. Curt teaches nationally to include; FDIC, Firehouse Expo, Firehouse World, Orlando Fire Conference, Atlanta Fire Conference, Bowling Green State University, and owns/operates the annual HROC, COBC, WOTF, CFT ODP on Pensacola Beach. He is a Florida Certified Fire Officer, Instructor, Inspector, Arson, and FLUSAR.
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